Short Interest in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) Rises By 22.3%

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,720,000 shares, a growth of 22.3% from the April 30th total of 7,130,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,799,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.8 days. Currently, 6.5% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VTWO opened at $84.49 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $12.13 billion, a PE ratio of 16.27 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $69.38 and a fifty-two week high of $99.12. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $79.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $86.39.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a dividend of $0.2475 per share. This represents a $0.99 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTWO. Modern Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 45.5% during the 1st quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $366,000 after acquiring an additional 1,420 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 152.0% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 6,862,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $556,030,000 after purchasing an additional 4,138,846 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 7.6% in the first quarter. Strategic Financial Services Inc. now owns 12,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,004,000 after purchasing an additional 875 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 71.0% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Belpointe Asset Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 327.0% in the 1st quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 12,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,024,000 after purchasing an additional 9,723 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 index, a market-cap-weighted index of US small-cap stocks VTWO was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.